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Nomad List| 🏆 Nomad Score™ | 180 reviews |
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| 🌍 Region | Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚩 Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⏱ Average trip duration | 3 days | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 📡 Internet speed (avg) | 7 Mbps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛅️ Weather | 🌤 31°C 87°F + 💦 Humid (81%) + 💨 4km/h = Feels like 41°C 106°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💨 Air quality (now) | 😷 75 US AQI equal to 🚬 / day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🔌 Power | 230V50Hz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚕 Best taxi app | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 📱 Best wireless carrier | Dialog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💸 1,000 LKR in USD | USD 5.51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏧 Suggested ATM take out: LKR 100,000 | USD 551 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 💳 Cashless society | 💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☕️ Best coffee place | Natural Coffee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🚰 Safe tap water | 🚫 No, not drinkable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♻️ Return rate | 0% of visitors return | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👨👩👧👦 Population | 130,000 people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 👫 Gender ratio | 👨 49% 👱♀️ 51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ⛪️ Religious government | Religious | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 🏠 Apartment listings | La Mudi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best short-haul air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ✈️ Best int'l air carrier | Sri Lankan Airlines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 💵 Nomad Cost™ | $992 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for expat | $512 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for family | $860 / month |
| 💵 Cost of living for local | $246 / month |
| 🏠 1br studio rent in center | $79 / month |
| 🏢 Coworking | $199 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $528 / month |
| 🏨 Hotel | $25 / night |
| 🏠 Airbnb (913 listings) | $1,078 / month |
| 🏠 Airbnb | $35 / night |
| 🍝 Dinner | $1 |
| 🍹 Coca-Cola (0.3L) | $1 |
| 🍺 Beer (0.5L) | $2 |
| ☕️ Coffee | $2 |
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 44° 111° 32° 90°🥵AQI 90😷✈️12min$604 / mo8MbpsEasiest subway system to master. Everyone lives within 10 minutes walking of a major greenspace. 90
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 45° 113° 32° 89°🥵AQI 96😷✈️4h$2,908 / mo86MbpsDon't believe the prices on here for an apartment. 686 usd/month refers to an apartment in a high c
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 43° 109° 34° 94°🥵AQI 110😷✈️3h$1,508 / mo🌇 Also went here19 peopleChiang Mai used to be N.1 for the digital nomad life. It is still great and you can find really chea
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 31° 88° 31° 87°🥵AQI 138😷✈️3h$1,110 / mo🌇 Also went here17 peopleBeen Many times and it it wow. And if you have been anywhere in Asia you will know what I mean whe
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 52° 126° 34° 93°🥵AQI 193😷✈️3h$1,300 / mo🌇 Also went here13 peopleEasiest subway system to master. Everyone lives within 10 minutes walking of a major greenspace. 90
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 45° 113° 32° 89°🥵AQI 96😷✈️4h$2,908 / mo🌇 Also went here14 peopleMain advantage of Vietnam in general is the ease of getting a visa. That's real nice but there are s
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 49° 120° 34° 93°🥵AQI 84😷✈️4h$980 / mo🌇 Also went here15 peopleI lived in Hanoi for 3 full months and I really loved it. Hanoi has a big foreigner district calle
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 21° 70° 20° 68°AQI 69✈️4h$960 / mo🌇 Also went here10 peopleI stayed in Hoi An much longer than I planned (10 days) because it was so pleasant. Yes, tourists ev
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌤 Feels 30° 86° 26° 78°🥵AQI 44✈️4h$1,040 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleSpent 2 weeks here. Liked Ubud better, but if you're more of a surfer, you'll like it here, although
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 42° 108° 31° 88°🥵AQI 88😷✈️6h$1,380 / mo🌇 Also went here11 peopleHonestly, this is an awesome place to be if you're actually trying to get work done. It's a bit of a
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌧 Feels 49° 120° 32° 89°🥵AQI 100😷✈️6h$1,838 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleI spent one year in Istanbul and it's absolutely amazing. The city is really safe, I went back home
🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety 🌥 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55°AQI 59✈️8h$1,266 / mo🌇 Also went here9 peopleNot cheap, but you get what you're paying for. Really nice, comfortable city, not too dirty or crowd
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🎒 Nomad 💵 Cost 📡 Internet 😀 Fun 👮 Safety ☀️ Feels 17° 63° 16° 60°AQI 39✈️13h$1,907 / mo🌇 Also went here9 people✅ Very cheap to live
✅ Pretty safe
✅ Lots of fun stuff to do
✅ Warm all year round
✅ Good air quality usually
✅ Spacious and not crowded
✅ High quality of education
✅ Roads are pretty safe
✅ Democratic
✅ People can speak basic English
✅ Safe for women
✅ Not many people smoke tobacco
❌ Pretty slow internet
❌ Very humid now
❌ Not many nomads go here
❌ Very difficult to make friends
❌ Difficult to do business
❌ Hospitals are not great
❌ Freedom of speech is weak
❌ Hostile towards LGBT
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